First two point p-shop rendering [Archive]

project hotrod

11-03-2008, 08:35 AM

Finished this yesterday.

Started with a pic of the car I'm building then ended up with this.
All done in PS and a bunch of layers.

Some edges are a bit rough and the shadow is off but it conveys the idea :)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/11/preren-1.jpg

sharpie

11-03-2008, 11:35 AM

looks cool!

ZVT

11-03-2008, 12:18 PM

Nice Job always loved those malibu's.For your windows use a black and white gradient so you dont have that stark white look to it.

What version of PS do you use?

project hotrod

11-03-2008, 12:29 PM

Nice Job always loved those malibu's.For your windows use a black and white gradient so you dont have that stark white look to it.

What version of PS do you use?

Thanks Sharpie and ZVT.

I have the full suite. I think it's CS3?

I did use a black and white gradient but I cut the opacity down quite a bit to show the cage bars which were drawn in a darker gray. I didn't spend too much time messing with them but I do think it would look better with a darker window. Maybe I'll mess with it some more.

Thanks for tip.

heliarclee

11-03-2008, 12:30 PM

That looks really good. I have always loved those malibu's. They are really good looking cars once modded, and the PT style is perfect for these cars. It looks kinda like a NASCAR to me. I like it.

project hotrod

11-03-2008, 01:04 PM

That looks really good. I have always loved those malibu's. They are really good looking cars once modded, and the PT style is perfect for these cars. It looks kinda like a NASCAR to me. I like it.

Thank you.

A little NASCAR look was just what I was after.

heliarclee

11-03-2008, 01:34 PM

yeah, i think it looks great. How much are these cars going for now? I might look into getting one.

project hotrod

11-03-2008, 01:50 PM

yeah, i think it looks great. How much are these cars going for now? I might look into getting one.

They can be had pretty cheap depending on the level of completion.

I got pretty lucky on mine if you want to check it out.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46924

DVierstra

11-03-2008, 02:37 PM

Looks Great! You can try a darker gradient (I sometimes use a subtle shade of blue-gray and black or white) on the glass and adjust the opacity to your liking. Me I sometimes go from 50% uop to 80%.

For this style try creating the same look in Adobe illustrator. Would look cool on a T-shirt.

nowukno

11-03-2008, 03:07 PM

thats bad!!!

Boyd

11-03-2008, 04:11 PM

Thanks Sharpie and ZVT.

I have the full suite. I think it's CS3?

I did use a black and white gradient but I cut the opacity down quite a bit to show the cage bars which were drawn in a darker gray. I didn't spend too much time messing with them but I do think it would look better with a darker window. Maybe I'll mess with it some more.

Thanks for tip.

How long did it take you to do that? I have CS3 also, but can't figure out how to do a damn thing with it.

BMF Machine

11-03-2008, 04:32 PM

KilleR RenderinG DudE!:kewlpics:

project hotrod

11-03-2008, 05:04 PM

How long did it take you to do that? I have CS3 also, but can't figure out how to do a damn thing with it.

Thanks for the kind words and the tips guys.

Boyd, Since this is my first two point with all new techniques I think I have about 20 hours in it.

I did use some tips from this tutorial. Give it a look, it may help.

http://husseindesign.deviantart.com/...III-I-35243447 (http://husseindesign.deviantart.com/art/Painting-a-Car-Digitally-III-I-35243447)

heliarclee

11-04-2008, 11:13 AM

I cant even imagine designing a car from scratch. I have photoshop, but I am still really new to the program. If I want to change the color of my car, how do I go about doing that? i tried selecting the body and changing the hue/saturation levels, but it just seemed to make funny looking colors. Is it because my car is black?

project hotrod

11-04-2008, 02:19 PM

The hue / saturation levels are touchy.

The hue slider will give you the color option.

Saturation will give you richness.

Lightness is self explained.

My rendering contains at least 50 layers all drawn over a original photo of the car filter with the photocopy tool.

If you are having problems with black you may want to lighten the body up with the dodge tool to a grayish color. Once you go into the hue / saturation menu you can click the box on the right that says colorize then go from there with color adjustments.

minendrews68

11-04-2008, 03:46 PM

I hear ya Boyd, me too!

heliarclee

11-04-2008, 06:59 PM

Thanks for the help man, i will try that. Im determined to learn this program, so getting help from people like you is great. I really appreciate it.

project hotrod

11-05-2008, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the help man, i will try that. Im determined to learn this program, so getting help from people like you is great. I really appreciate it.

No problem man.

I can say I've learned the most just messing around with stuff trying to get the results I'm after.

I have a ton of man hours doing magazine ads and photos but rendering is pretty new to me also.

WS6

11-06-2008, 07:44 PM

good job on the rendering. The malibu will turn out nice if that's what you're shooting for.

project hotrod

11-07-2008, 06:37 AM

good job on the rendering. The malibu will turn out nice if that's what you're shooting for.

Thank you.

The rendering is what I'm shooting for real life except the wheels. I haven't decided on the actual wheel or brake size yet. It seems these choices will make or brake the budget.